Tabu (2012)
Lisbon, Portugal, 2010. Pilar, a pious woman devoted to social causes, maintains a peculiar relationship with her neighbor Aurora, a temperamental old woman obsessed with gambling who lives tormented by a mysterious past.
Director:
Miguel Gomes
Writers:
Miguel Gomes, Mariana Ricardo.
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Teresa Madruga as Pilar |
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Laura Soveral as Aurora |
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Ana Moreira as Young Aurora |
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Henrique Espírito Santo as Gian Luca Ventura |
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Carloto Cotta as Young Gian Luca Ventura |
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Isabel Cardoso as Santa |
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Ivo Müller as Aurora's Husband |
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Manuel Mesquita as Mário |
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Telmo Churro as Intrepid Explorer |
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Miguel Gomes as Narrator (voice) |
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Hortêncílio Aquina as Porter #1 |
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Américo Mota as Porter #2 |
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Valentim Hortêncílio as Porter #3 |
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Artur Januário as Porter #4 |
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Mariana Ricardo as Explorer's Wife / Aurora's Friend |
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Maya Kosa as Polish Young Woman |
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Vítor Manuel as Guide |
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Cândido Ferreira as Painter |
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Maria José Ricardo as Literacy Teacher |
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Joana da Cunha Ferreira as Pilar's Friend #1 |
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Araceli Fuente Basconcillos as Pilar's Friend #2 |
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Vasco Pimentel as Demonstration Spokesman / Pool House Owner |
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Paulo Amorim as Polish Young Man |
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Luís Gaspar as Skin |
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Paulo Seabra as Priest |
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Domingos Mário as Aurora's Young Servant |
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Claudina José as Aurora's Servant #1 |
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Samira Latifo as Aurora's Servant #2 |
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Judite Evaristo as Aurora's Servant #3 |
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Anatérsia Fernando as Aurora's Pupil |
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Geremias Bartolomeu as Aurora's Servant #1 |
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Rosário Afonso as Aurora's Servant #2 |
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Bruno Lourenço as Bassist |
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Bruno Duarte as Guitarist |
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Celso Júnior as Mário's Son |
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Jacinto Valter as Scout #1 |
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Gilberto Rosário as Scout #2 |
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Guido Maleia as Scout #3 |
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Filimone Sabão as Scout #4 |
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Amaral Inácio Coelho as Scout #5 |
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Bernardo Máquina as Sorcerer Cook |
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Afonso Gonçalves as Mário's Employee #1 |
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Patrício Mobrica as Mário's Employee #2 |
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Carlos Mutxopuanha as Mário's Employee #3 |
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Virgílio Pedro as Photographer / NLF Spokesman (voice) |
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Donna Meirelles as Aurora's Friend #1 |
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Lisa Persson as Aurora's Friend #2 |
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Joaquim Carvalho as Military Man |
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João Oliveira as Militia Man |
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Matteo Morandini as Pool Party Friend #1 |
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Gabriela Gutierrez as Pool Party Friend #2 |
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Cláudia Esteves as Pool Party Friend #3 |
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Duarte Caires as Pool Party Friend #4 |
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Jorge Santos as Pool Party Friend #5 |
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Célia Oliveira as Pool Party Friend #6 |
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Patrick Mendes as Marseillais Man |
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Nando Samuel as Messenger |
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Rosa Ernesto as Midwife #1 |
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Cristina Fermino as Midwife #2 |
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Madalena Felizardo as Midwife #3 |
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Lídia Felizardo as Midwife #4 |
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Joaquina José as Midwife #5 |
| Camera | Rui Poças | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Miguel Gomes | Editor |
| Directing | Miguel Gomes | Director |
| Editing | Telmo Churro | Editor |
| Production | Sandro Aguilar | Producer |
| Writing | Miguel Gomes | Screenplay |
| Writing | Mariana Ricardo | Screenplay |
| Production | Thomas Ordonneau | Co-Producer |
| Production | Maren Ade | Co-Producer |
| Art | Bruno Duarte | Production Design |
| Sound | António Lopes | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sónia Luz | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Silke Fischer | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Araceli Fuente Basconcillos | Makeup & Hair |
| Production | Joaquim Carvalho | Production Director |
| Sound | Miguel Martins | Sound Editor |
| Production | Gabriel Lacerda | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Silvia Grabowski | Costume Designer |
| Production | Luís Urbano | Executive Producer |
| Production | Alexander Bohr | Associate Producer |
| Production | Jonas Dornbach | Co-Producer |
| Production | Luís Urbano | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Donna Meirelles | Makeup & Hair |
| Sound | Miguel Martins | Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Silke Fischer | Technical Advisor |
| Production | Georg Steinert | Associate Producer |
| Production | Caio Gullane | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Vasco Pimentel | Sound |
| Production | Fabiano Gullane | Co-Producer |
| Production | Débora Ivanov | Co-Producer |
| Production | Janine Jackowski | Co-Producer |
| Production | Benjamin Wüpper | Post Production Coordinator |
| Production | Momade Capurchande | Production Manager |
| Sound | Aleksandra Stojanović | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Vladan Ndeljkov | Foley Artist |
| Directing | Bruno Lourenço | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | Virgílio Pedro | Technical Advisor |
| Directing | Telmo Churro | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Christian Burgdorff | Post Production Supervisor |
| Lighting | José Manuel Rodrigues | Gaffer |
| Editing | Ronney Afortu | Color Grading |
| Lighting | Caulo Rajabo | Gaffer |
| Visual Effects | Markus 'Maggi' Selchow | Visual Effects |
| Directing | Patrick Mendes | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Carlos Santos | Key Grip |
| Production | Joana Vaz da Silva | Production Manager |
| Production | Sônia Império Hamburger | Executive Producer |
| Art | Nuno Amorim | Graphic Designer |